Google Maps on Android: delete location history
This practical tip shows you how to delete your location history on your Android device in Google Maps.
How to clear your location history in Google Maps for Android
- Open the "Google Maps" app.
- Press the "Menu button" on your smartphone. For Samsung phones, this is the left soft key.
- Then tap Settings, and then tap Google Location Settings.
- Now tap on the "Location History" entry.
- At the bottom you will now see the "Delete location history" button. Tap on it and put a tick in front of the entry "Delete anyway".
- Confirm with "Delete".
For this practical tip, a Samsung Galaxy S4 with Android 4.3 and Google Maps version 2.4.3.13909 were used. Read here how to deactivate the recording of your location history.